Sweet 16 Chords

by Green Day
15,086 views, added to favorites 65 times
Difficulty: beginner
Capo: no capo
Author MrLund96 [a] 154. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
We have an official Sweet 16 tab made by UG professional guitarists.
Check out the tab

Chords

G
D
C
B
A
E

Strumming

There is no strumming pattern for this song yet. Create and get +5 IQ
Such a nice, sweet song off Green Day's new album ¡Uno!. Here are the chords for
the song - notice that some of the G's are barred on 10th fret while some are barred on 3rd fret.
 
Listen and you'll be able to hear, when the changes come. Enjoy!
 
Intro:
 
G-D G-D G-D C-B-A-G
 
Verse 1:
 
G         B          A        D
 Bring me back to an hour ago
G            B            A           D
 Time stands still as the years go by
G           B           A               D                 G
 Brown eyed girl that's throwing down a bottle of Old English
B            A         D
 Back in the warehouse
 
Pre-chorus:
 
C             G            B             E
 Old days are fine but are left so far behind
C         D         G           C-G
 From California to Jane Street
C       G        B                     C  D
 Kids alright, alright as they'll ever be
 
Chorus:
 
C                D
 'Cause you will always be my
C              D
 Well you will always by my
C                D              (start intro here)
 You will always be my sweet sixteen
 
Verse 2:
 
G             B        A         D
 Sleep on the floor on cardboard
G            B            A         D
 Stab out my heart like a dart board
G                B      A                   D               G
 Browned skinned girl I had a dream about a long, long time now
B                 A           D
 From the midwest to the beach
 
Pre-chorus:
 
C             G            B             E
 Old days are fine but are left so far behind
C         D         G           C-G
 From California to Jane Street
C       G        B                     C  D
 Kids alright, alright as they'll ever be
 
Chorus:
 
C                D
 'Cause you will always be my
C              D
 Well you will always by my
C                D              (start intro here)
 You will always be my sweet sixteen
 
Solo:
 
Just play the verse chords four times here
 
Pre-chorus:
 
C             G            B             E
 Old days are fine but are left so far behind
C         D         G           C-G
 From California to Jane Street
C       G        B                     C  D
 Kids alright, alright as they'll ever be
 
Chorus:
 
C                D
 'Cause you will always be my
C              D
 Well you will always by my
C                D              (start intro here)
 You will always be my sweet sixteen
 
End on G
X
By helping UG you make the world better... and earn IQ
Create correction
Please rate this tab
 
×
Font
Transpose
3 comments
nfan12
The Beginning A's in the verses are actually G's. There is only one A played in the verse. and the A's in the chorus are G as well, same for the intro
0
Jorfy
Great job here, only thing is I'm pretty sure there aren't any "E" chords played during the chorus; it's a "C," instead.
0
MrLund96
nfan12 - Yeah, I wrote that wrong, edited it yesterday when I noticed it.
0